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2004 Malaysia’s first official halal standard was published as MS1500:2004 – Halal Food – Production, Preparation,
Handling and Storage – General Guidelines. A second revision was published in 2009 as MS150:2009.
2004 MIHAS was founded by Shapers Malaysia and in 2008, ownership of this Halal trade expo was transferred to the
Malaysian government under the auspices of the Malaysia External Trade and Development Corporation (MATRADE).
The Incoming Buying Mission programme was first introduced during The Malaysian International Halal Showcase
(MIHAS) 2005 by Matrade.
2005 Australian Government Authorised Halal Program (AGAHP) came into effect requiring establishments to have
documented procedures for the preparation, slaughter, identification, processing, segregation and certification of
halal meat, as well as registration for approved Islamic organizations, slaughtermen and inspectors.
2005 World Halal Council completed their first halal standard to present to the OIC for authorization.
2006 The first World Halal Forum was held in Kuala Lumpur to gather major industry stakeholders to discuss issues in the
halal marketplace.
2006 The Halal Industry Development Corporation was established to coordinate the overall development of the halal
industry in Malaysia.
2007 Brunei Darussalam launched a Standard for Halal Food (PBD24:2007) and the Brunei Darussalam Certification
Guideline for Halal Certificate and Halal Label – Guideline for Halal Certification (BCG Halal 1 – First Edition 2007)
2008 Gulf Cooperation Council Standardization Organization (GSO) launched its draft halal standard GSO 1931 Halal
Food Part 1: General Requirements.
2010 SMIIC, an affiliate body of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) was established with the main objectives
to prepare OIC/SMIIC halal standards to achieve uniformity in metrology, laboratory, testing and standardization. A
total of 31 member states out of the 56 OIC Islamic states are currently members.
2010 The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) set up a Working Group to analyse the feasibility of a European
standard on halal food. At the time of this report the CEN standard for halal food is still a work in progress involving
a larger working group.
2012 ITC initiates projects to support institutional capacity building in halal standards and enhance SME competitiveness
by connecting them with new halal markets.
2012 The Emirates Standards and Metrology Authority (ESMA) finalized a halal standard for cosmetics and perfumes
as part of SMIIC halal standards, becoming the technical regulatory authority for OIC for perfumes and cosmetics
including personal care items like toothpaste, skin care products etc.
2013 Dubai held the first Global Islamic Economy Summit (GIES). As part of the Dubai: Capital of Islamic Economy
initiative, GIES 2013 defined six pillars within the Islamic economy as finance, food, travel, fashion, media and
recreation, pharmaceutical and cosmetics.
2013 Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre (DIEDC) was formed as the focal point of the Dubai: Capital of Islamic
Economy initiative.
2013 The first State of the Global Islamic Economy Report was published by DIEDC, in collaboration with Thompson
Reuters and DinarStandard
2015 The National Halal Mark for Halal certification, developed by the Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology,
was used to certify two companies after the logo was officially released at the Gulfood Exhibition 2015 in Dubai.
2015 Pakistan Halal Authority was launched as the first governmental legal body at a national level for the halal sector
to develop the long-term strategies and plans for the development of halal production and commerce. It was also
tasked with developing halal standards and procedures for the national standards body.
2015 Dubai launches the first Islamic Economy Portal. The portal is being designed to serve as a global reference for the
burgeoning Shariah-compliant economic sector.